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'Titanfall' sweeps E3 Game Critics Awards

Mike Snider, USA TODAY
11:25 a.m. EDT July 3, 2013

Online mulitplayer sci-fi shooting game 'Titanfall' won all six E3 Game Critics Awards it was nominated for. Other winners include Harmonix, Oculus Rift, Ubisoft and the PC as platform with most winners.

A screenshot from the upcoming video game 'Titanfall' from Respawn Entertainment.(Photo: Respawn Entertainment)

The online sci-fi multiplayer game won all six 2013 Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 categories that it was nominated in, including Best of Show, Best Original Game, Best Console Game, Best PC Game, Best Action Game and Best Online Multiplayer.

Titanfall, due in spring 2014 on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PCs, is the first game from Respawn Entertainment, the studio co-founded by Vince Zampella, whose former studio Infinity Ward created Call of Duty.

It's the first game to win six Game Critics E3 awards. In other awards, the Oculus Rift 3-D VR headset bested the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for best hardware. And the new game from Harmonix, Fantasia: Music Evolved won the award for best social/casual game (click the links for videos on those winners). Note: USA TODAY is among the 30 or so outlets who submit votes for the awards.

The badges for Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013.(Photo: Game Critics Awards)